InfectionPreventionist(S)

**It 's more than a career, it's a calling.** MO-SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton **Worker Type:** Regular **Job Summary:** Develops and implements an effective infection prevention and control program, including surveillance for healthcare-associated infections, monitoring of specific environmental issues, management of clusters/outbreaks, compliance with accrediting and regulatory agencies, overseeing isolation precautions and designing educational programs that inform and instruct employees and physician partners in patient care practices that prevent healthcare-associated infections. **Job Responsibilities and Requirements:** PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES * Performs annual infection control risk assessment and surveillance plan along with mid-year evaluation of the plan. * Plans and facilitates the monthly Infection Control Committee (ICC) meeting at respective ministry. * Collaborates in the development and delivery of educational programs and/or tools that relate to infection prevention, control, and epidemiology. * Reports infection surveillance, prevention and control information to local, state and federal public health authorities in accordance with law and regulation. * Participates in the development of special studies designed to identify unusual epidemic situations or to evaluate the impact of new products, equipment or delivery of patient care. Reports results to Infection Control Committee and other appropriate departments and/or committees. * Participates on committees as a subject matter expert, i.e., product value analysis, environment of care, emergency preparedness, etc. * Participates in quality/performance improvement and patient safety activities related to infection prevention and control (e.g., mini root cause analysis for HAIs (healthcare associated infections), failure mode and effects analysis, plan-do-study-act). * Performs surveillance activities using Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) definitions. * Integrates surveill